Taharqa the Scarab

Taharqa the Scarab (90 BC-48 BC) was the grand planner of Sais and the steward of Letopolis under Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII. He was assassinated in 48 BC, and his project to restore the buried city of Letopolis failed.

Biography
Taharqa was born in Sais, Ptolemaic Egypt in 90 BC, and he went on to marry Maharet and have one son, Kawab. Taharqa became an urban planner under the Ptolemies, becoming the grand planner of Sais and the steward of Letopolis. The latter project took him away from his family, as he left his son and his father-in-law Ghupa in the care of his wife at their estate in Sais as he worked to restore the buried city of Letopolis through excavation and immigration. At some point, he became a notorious member of the Order of the Ancients as "the Scarab", living a double life; publicly, he devoted himself to rebuilding Letopolis, but he was privately a ruthless man who had his own father-in-law's tongue cut out due to his investigation of "the Scarab" for Apollodorus the Sicilian's informant Harkuf.

In 48 BC, the medjay Bayek investigated "the Scarab" as a part of his hunt of the Order, and Maharet - unaware of her husband's other identity - suggested that Taharqa would be able to help. Bayek assisted Taharqa in defending Letopolis from a bandit attack before attacking the bandits at their camp, apparently earning Taharqa's trust. However, at a family dinner, Taharqa drugged Bayek's cup, and Bayek realized that he had betrayed him from his smile and from his Order ring. Bayek woke up neck-deep in sand in the Giza desert, having been left there by Taharqa.

Death
Bayek was able to escape from the desert with the help of his horse, and he proceeded to hunt Taharqa down to the Temple of Horus. Bayek weakened Taharqa by shooting some arrows at him from the roof of the temple, and he proceeded to jump down with his hidden blades to fatally stab Taharqa and finish him. Taharqa's family rushed in to see their dead patriarch, and Kawab felt that Bayek had betrayed the family. However, Bayek explained that Taharqa was the Scarab and had cut out Ghupa's tongue, and Ghupa solemnly nodded, confirming Taharqa's true, evil form. Bayek asked Ghupa and Maharet to do their best to ensure that Kawab did not grow up to be like his father, but it would take ten years before Kawab was able to move on.